Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit, the method including a step of writing servo data into the magnetic disk while introducing a low-density gas having a lower density than air into the enclosure. In one embodiment, the magnetic disk unit is comprised of a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, and a voice coil motor which are accommodated in the hermetically sealed enclosure. The enclosure has a gas inlet and a gas outlet, which are provided respectively with filters attached thereto.
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1. A method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit comprising a magnetic disk to store data, a magnetic head to write and read said data, and an actuator to move said magnetic head relative to said magnetic disk, which are accommodated in a hermetically sealed enclosure, said enclosure having a gas inlet and a gas outlet for communication between the inside and outside thereof, said gas inlet and gas outlet having respective filters attached thereto, wherein said method includes: filling said enclosure with a low-density gas having a lower density than air through said gas inlet; and writing servo data in said magnetic disk by controlling said magnetic head and said actuator both accommodated in said hermetically sealed enclosure; and the filter attached to said gas inlet excels the filter attached to said gas outlet in ability to filter off particles contained in a gas.
2. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 1 , wherein one of the filters attached respectively to said gas inlet and gas outlet, is a breathing filter.
3. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 1 , wherein said gas outlet is closed after servo data has been written in said magnetic disk.
4. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 1 , wherein the filter attached to said gas outlet has a larger pressure loss than the filter attached to said gas inlet.
5. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 1 , wherein said gas outlet has a smaller diameter than said gas inlet.
6. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 1 , wherein said magnetic disk is kept rotating while said low-density gas is introduced into said hermetically sealed enclosure.
7. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one of said gas inlet and said gas outlet is temporarily closed until introduction of said low-density gas starts.
8. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 1 , wherein any other gaps that communicate between the inside and the outside of said enclosure than said gas inlet and said gas outlet are closed until introduction of said low-density gas starts.
9. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one of said gas inlet and said gas outlet is temporarily closed while said servo data is being written in said magnetic disk.
10. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 9 , wherein: said gas outlet is temporarily closed after said low-density gas has been introduced into said hermetically sealed enclosure.
11. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 1 , wherein air is introduced into said hermetically sealed enclosure through said gas inlet after servo data has been written in said magnetic disk.
12. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 11 , wherein said gas outlet is closed after air has been introduced into said hermetically sealed enclosure.
13. A magnetic disk unit comprising: a magnetic disk to store data, a magnetic head to write and read said data, an actuator to move said magnetic head relative to said magnetic disk, wherein the magnetic disk, the magnetic head, and the actuator are accommodated in a hermetically sealed enclosure, wherein said enclosure is characterized by having a gas inlet and a gas outlet for communication between the inside and outside thereof, said gas inlet and gas outlet having respective filters attached thereto; and the filter attached to said gas inlet excels the filter attached to said gas outlet in ability to filter off particles contained in a gas.
14. The magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 13 , wherein at least one of the filters attached respectively to said gas inlet or gas outlet is a breathing filter.
15. The magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 13 , wherein at least one of the filters attached respectively to said gas inlet and gas outlet has a breathing filter, and the other is closed.
16. The magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 13 , wherein any other gaps that communicate between the inside and the outside of said enclosure than said gas inlet and said gas outlet are closed.
17. A method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit comprising a magnetic disk to store data, a magnetic head to write and read said data, and an actuator to move said magnetic head relative to said magnetic disk, which are accommodated in a hermetically sealed enclosure, said enclosure having a gas inlet and a gas outlet for communication between the inside and outside thereof, said gas inlet and gas outlet having respective filters attached thereto, wherein said method includes: filling said enclosure with a low-density gas having a lower density than air through said gas inlet, and rotating the magnetic disk while said low-density gas is introduced into said hermetically sealed enclosure; writing servo data in said magnetic disk by controlling said magnetic head and said actuator both accommodated in said hermetically sealed enclosure; and the gas outlet is closed after servo data has been written in said magnetic disk, and the filter attached to said gas outlet has a larger pressure loss than the filter attached to said gas inlet.
18. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 17 , wherein said gas outlet has a smaller diameter than said gas inlet, and at least one of said gas inlet and said gas outlet is temporarily closed until introduction of said low-density gas starts.
19. The method for manufacturing a magnetic disk unit as defined in claim 17 , wherein: at least one of said gas inlet and said gas outlet is temporarily closed while said servo data is being written in said magnetic disk; said gas outlet is temporarily closed after said low-density gas has been introduced into said hermetically sealed enclosure; air is introduced into said hermetically sealed enclosure through said gas inlet after servo data has been written in said magnetic disk; and said gas outlet is closed after air has been introduced into said hermetically sealed enclosure.
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